alcoholate

 [al-kuh-haw-leyt, -ho-; al-kuh-haw-lit, -hol-it]  

al·co·hol·ate

   [al-kuh-haw-leyt, -ho-; al-kuh-haw-lit, -hol-it]
noun Chemistry.
1.
any of a class of compounds, analogous to hydrates, containing chemically combined alcohol, as chloral alcoholate, C4Cl3H7O2.
2.
alkoxide.
Origin:
1860–65; alcohol + -ate2
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Alcoholate is always a great word to know.
So is alum. Does it mean:
a double sulfate analogous to potassium alum, as aluminum ammonium sulfate, with the formula R2SO4?X2(SO4)3?24H2O, where R is alkali metal or ammonium
a substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected
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